The Penguin Podcast

Episode 4: Spooky reads with Daisy Johnson

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Episode notes

Looking for a book that will keep you up at night? If you enjoy that tingling sensation down your spine while reading something on the spookier side then you're in the right place. In this episode, we explore the best horror and ghost stories perfect for Halloween. Alongside filling your book pile with terrifying but page-turning recommendations, we sit down with Booker-shortlisted author, Daisy Johnson to talk about her new collection of ghost stories, The Hotel.


Books and authors mentioned in this episode:

The Hotel by Daisy Johnson

Heads Will Roll by Josh Winning

The Night House by Jo Nesbo

The Terror by Dan Simmons

All The Devils by Catelyn Wilson

The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society by C.M. Waggoner

Lois The Witch by Elizabeth Gaskell

The Birds by Daphne du Maurier

The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

Lucy Undying by Kiersten White

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

The Echoes by Evie Wyld

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